: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:54 pm  

Adeybull wrote:

IIRC its a quaint, old-fashioned term, considered heretical in legal circles in the same way an actor will not name the Scottish Play. If you use this term ftf with a lawyer, he/she will usually turn ghastly pale, whisper "you named it..." and turn round three times while making undecipherable hand movements and muttering a strange incantation. He/she will then deck you.

It is usually used as part of a standard test whereby the limits of a lawyer fan's commitment and dedication can be precisely ascertained, is it not?

I'm confused. I hope you're not hinting at a degree of parsimony at all? From what I hear, a trip to Scotland may develop one's understanding of the concept, the locals are apparently very big on this "free".

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:07 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

I'm confused. I hope you're not hinting at a degree of parsimony at all? From what I hear, a trip to Scotland may develop one's understanding of the concept, the locals are apparently very big on this "free".

Not in Edinburger they ain't.

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:09 pm  

mystic eddie wrote:

Not in Edinburger they ain't.

He's probably talking about the Wee Free. That means you don't have to pay for public toilets, I think.

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:12 pm  

MDF wrote:

He's probably talking about the Wee Free.

I guess that may well be true.

MDF wrote:

That means you don't have to pay for public toilets, I think.

Again, not in Edinburger.

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:22 pm  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

if anyone took any notice of the rantings of Mike Stephenson!

So nothing to worry about then?

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:27 pm  

I'm looking forward to see how Stevo responds to this

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:29 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

I'm confused. I hope you're not hinting at a degree of parsimony at all? From what I hear, a trip to Scotland may develop one's understanding of the concept, the locals are apparently very big on this "free".

Would I suggest that? Imply otherwise and I will have to contact my lawyer...

Money-grabbing downright theft and mugging with menaces is another story, mind...

And anyway, its "fee" not "free" in your last sentence?

: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:47 am  

vbfg wrote:

Keighley?

Keighley mode <In that case Bradford Council will just bail the Bulls out again.>

: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:20 am  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

It's totally unproffessional of Stevo to do this. A national broadcaster using a weekly newspaper column to indulge in damaging and unfounded tittle tattle about the financial health of one of the clubs in the sports elite dvision.

Considering that the Bulls have this year announced a new sponsorship deal with a multinational logistics company and a partnership with an insurance broker did it not occur to Stevo that these companies might not have come on board without looking over the books first?

If I were Peter Hood I'd be demanding a full retraction in League Express as this could be highly damaging at corporate level if anyone took any notice of the rantings of Mike Stephenson!

it looks like the australian hobby of deathriding clubs has reached our glittering shore. Great. Stevo is being a wannabe.

: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:17 pm  

Unfortunately there is liitle possibily of legal action against the Sky SlapHead for his reporting of the Bulls finances.
He said that he had heard rumours from a non-specified source (cant prove he didnt.. even if it came from 2 numpties in a pub).
The hearing of such was actual (he would say) and his reporting of such was factual, and not indended to be malicious. (He would say)

Inside information is important to a regular column journalist though Stevo seems now excluded by most clubs and players if his articles are to analysed leading to outrageous speculation in lazily padding them out.
Intelligent comment and reasoned dissemination of RL issues are also now lacking. He's degenerated into mostly shambling person grandoisement and inuendo.